Here’s another one of those early Swedish almost punk releases that I know Erich will love. The raw and great production makes me wonder if it’s even possible to be more almost punk than this!
New Bondage did 3 7inches that are all pretty great in my opinion before they decided that it was more fun to sing in Swedish and changed their name to TT Reuter who did one great 7″ that was posted here when this site was still young and fresh. As I’m sure trumPeter won’t let me do a repost of that 7″ I demand him to do it soon!
Country: Sweden
Year: 1977
Label: CBSS
Format: 7″
Songs:
Shocked and defeated.mp3
Got no job.mp3
I bought this record in 1980 and gave it to someone…I wish I had it today. Not bad
Beyond an expertise when it comes to those things that are the enemy of the proletariat (banking and wristwatches), what do the Swiss know?
Though the intro on the A-side sounds like the opening of a bad AC/DC song that I remember from visiting my hick parents in the late 80s, the rest is pretty cool, lethargic rock and roll–but, yes, I concede to the strict parameters of a Mondrian, who albeit from elsewhere strikes me as the embodiment of a Swissman, that this is indeed almost punk.
All the Swedes in Swaziland look really swiss, don’t they.
Will check this out as soon as I have time, Peter!!
Wow, I really like this. The first song is sooooo cool!!
Two sweet 7″s in a row (a description of the two guys who contribute to this site), one obvious and one a little more obscure. “Opening of a bad AC/DC song” and “Swedes in Swaziland look really swiss”, what else is there to say? Rockin!
not in the category of TT REUTER´s “I nu ti mig” 7″ but that´s no shame hor NEW BONDAGE as that 1st (?) TT R 7″ is a high-light (both sides of it IMO).I share Erich´s comment that the 1st song of the NEW BONDAGE here is so cool and a record-label named CBSS-ahah :)
BAD BOOGIE.
Sorry Martin, but where are you even getting the “almost” for this one?!
TT Reuter record is better, but not by a lot.
Well, Ian, as Erich invented an entirely new category of music that’s almost punk I just have to use it of course. Almost punk rulez! And thankfully I got more records like this in the posting cue. Just watch out for the second TBC and the first Fiendens Musik.
Almost listenable!
Almost punk, it that similar to “half n half oi”??
“Half n half oi” is when they just sing “o,o,o” or “i,i,i” and therefore not the same thing as almost punk at all.
ups what that.proto punky rocker great .ok crazy long hair funny riffs in tune of the time of the 70s revolution garage music .wow sir hake sad this is punk but all my friends are laughing no sex pistols and no cock sparrer its a lonly place for me in fucking germany so sorry for the dummy genneration but all my friends are so most everyone .
i can dig it. didnt know these guys were swedes, pretty word 7″. their 2nd one isnt that cool. i never posted on here either just throwin it out there, i’ve been comin on here for new tunes since day one and you guys are nailing it. big fan, huge fan.
Sounds a bit like the original 70′s Cocksparrer when they were an almost-punk band themselves.
In my opinion, TT Reuter was one of the most interesting developments from the punkscene ever to hit swedish ears.
I bougt it when it came and I’ loved i’t. Even though i lIved/live in Sweden,Stockholm and was in the “punkscene”,and all my money was turned into mostly british bands singles,so was I trying to get an another copy of the “New Bondage” single because my copy had some scratches,but even after a couple of year when i became friend with one of the band, I never managed to get my copy. And all my 1500 singles went in to my arm,when I “took the big prize” and found my meaning of life:Smack…Now i’ts all ok,but hearing that superrecord was amazing.We can’t have simular taste-lucky us,but for me I’ts very special. Great site btw-thanks!